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Apr 29, 2023
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I have been trapped in work hell the last week, trying to get a last-minute project over the finish line before a non-negotiable deadline. It is one of those examples of the crisis of competency that is plaguing the modern world. The people “in charge” forgot to tell me about any of this until it was almost too late, and they made important assumptions that turned out to be wrong. They came to me last week looking for a miracle to save them from themselves.

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